Chapter 237 Finale
They began to dance in unison, their arms swaying like willow branches and their toes tapping the ground like butterflies touching the water.
Their skirts flutter as they spin, their bodies are light as they jump, and they follow the rhythm for every beat, like a group of elves lifted up by the spring breeze.
After completing a set of difficult chain spins, Xie Yueshu's breathing quickened slightly, and her cheeks were flushed with exercise.
She habitually glanced in the direction of her family in the audience, wanting to see if her parents had taken a close-up photo of her.
But at that moment, her gaze froze—in the corner of the audience, a tall and thin figure suddenly came into view.
My head buzzed, as if a string was suddenly tightened, my heart skipped a beat, and my feet almost missed the beat.
Fortunately, she reacted very quickly. She bit the tip of her tongue to force herself back to her senses, raised her legs, stretched her arms, and rotated. Her movements were done in one go, smoothly without a trace of stagnation.
No one except herself noticed the 0.5 seconds of trance, not even the dance teacher who knew her best.
It’s my brother!
The young man in the audience was wearing a simple white T-shirt and black trousers. He had a slender figure, a clear profile, and neatly cut hair.
Although he was completely different from the chubby, noisy little boy in her memory, Xie Yueshu recognized him at a glance - that was her brother An An!
The brother who suddenly left due to family changes five years ago and has never been heard from since, has actually come back!
My brother is really back!
This thought ran through her body like an electric current, making her fingertips numb and her eyes instantly hot.
She tried hard not to stop dancing, but every movement seemed to be a fight against the surging emotions in her heart.
As the show ended, the music faded and the applause was thunderous. The other children were still bowing and thanking the audience, but Xie Yueshu's heart had already flown off the stage.
She ignored the teacher's advice to "exit in an orderly manner" and was too lazy to even walk down the steps, running straight to the edge of the stage.
She jumped down like a little rabbit and stumbled a little when she landed, but she didn't care at all.
There were screams all around: "Oh! Danger!"
"Why did this kid jump down?"
The parents all frowned and the teachers were startled, but Xie Yueshu didn't care. She stared at the figure and rushed towards him quickly.
The wind lifted her skirt, her hair flying in the air. She opened her arms and said in a clear and trembling voice, "Brother!"
An An also quickly ran forward with a surprised and happy smile on her face, and opened her arms to steadily catch her body that was rushing towards her.
"Yueyue!"
He called out softly, his voice was hoarse, but full of heartache and doting.
He pulled his sister into his arms, feeling her small body tremble slightly with excitement.
The two hugged each other tightly, as if they wanted to make up for the five years of gap with this one-second hug.
Xie Yueshu hugged her brother's neck and looked up at him. Her eyes were bright as if they were sprinkled with stars. The afterglow of the setting sun was reflected in her pupils, and she was gleaming with unconcealable surprise and excitement: "Brother, you are really back! I thought you would have to wait for several more days!"
An An looked down at her sister who had grown into a young girl, and a warm feeling surged through her heart, like the sun suddenly shining in on a winter day.
Her hair was gently lifted by the wind, her cheeks were slightly flushed, and her eyes still had a hint of childishness from her childhood, but she already looked like a young girl.
He suddenly remembered that when he was studying away from home, he would always look at the ceiling from his bed in the dormitory late at night and wonder quietly what his sister would be like when she grew up.
Will he become less talkative?
Will she still rush over to him and shout “Brother, hug me” as she did when she was a child when she saw him?
Unexpectedly, not only did she not change, but she had quietly grown into such a beautiful girl. She had also grown a lot taller, standing at the level of his shoulders. Wearing a simple white dress, she looked like a newly opened gardenia, beautiful and charming.
She was even cuter than he had imagined, and made him feel distressed.
He couldn't help but reach out and rub her head, his fingertips running through her soft hair, his movements so gentle as if he wasn't afraid to hurt her: "Well, I'm back to see you. I won't let you send the 'Brother, come back soon' emojis on WeChat every day. I'm here to shut you up personally."
“Brother, come quickly!”
Xie Yueshu didn't care about that. She smiled with her eyes curved into crescents. She took An An's hand as if she was holding a rare treasure, and walked briskly to a group of classmates who were chatting together.
She held her head high, her chin slightly raised, her face brimming with pride, and spoke in a clear, resonant voice, "This is my brother! The one I was talking about before, the one who went to college in another city, received a scholarship, and could write novels!"
She wasn't bragging.
Her brother is the most powerful and handsome one. He has good grades and is a gentle person. Even the way he walks is like the male protagonist in a TV drama.
And he never found her annoying. Every time they called, he would chat with her until she fell asleep.
She knew in her heart that her brother was the best brother in the world.
In the past, An An took her to show off in front of his classmates, saying, "This is my sister, the best and smartest one," which made her blush and hide behind her brother and laugh secretly.
Now, it's her turn to show off her brother.
She wanted everyone to know that she also had an enviable and amazing brother.
They have always been each other's most proud treasures and the pride hidden deep in their hearts.
Coincidentally, Xie Yueshu’s current homeroom teacher also taught An An back then.
The female teacher with glasses and a kind smile recognized An An at a glance, and a smile immediately broke out on her face: "Oh, isn't this An An? You've grown so tall! Do you remember me? I was your Chinese teacher in junior high school!"
Hearing the teacher's voice, An An was startled, then smiled in surprise: "Teacher Zhang! Of course I remember, you praised my good writing back then."
When the teacher heard that he was back, he was very happy. He walked out of the office specially, straightened his clothes, and chatted with them about their recent situation.
She looked at the brother and sister standing together and said with emotion: "Time flies. In the blink of an eye, you have grown up so much. An An was a shy little boy before, but now he can take care of his sister."
Seeing Xie Jinzhao, Xie Yueshu's father, holding a camera and preparing to take a photo, the teacher took the initiative to walk over and took the camera with a smile: "Come on, don't take pictures by yourselves, I'll take a family photo for you. It's so rare for a family to be together."
With a "click", the shutter was pressed.
The sun shone on everyone's face. The six people stood in two rows, with Mom and Dad standing in the middle, An An and Xie Yueshu standing side by side, and the little brother holding his mother's hand, smiling with his toothless mouth exposed.
In the photo, everyone's mouth corners are raised high, their eyes are full of light, and they smile brightly, full of happiness.
This happiness is not ostentatious, but deep and heavy, like the rain dripping quietly under the eaves of an old house, day after day, year after year.
It is stable, always there, and will never go far away.
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